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Chinese cuisine vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chinese cuisine and mashed potato

  • Mashed potato has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin C, zinc, selenium, iron, and folate.
  • Chinese cuisine's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 38% more.
  • Mashed potato is lower in sodium.
  • Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index than chinese cuisine.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Fast foods, potato, mashed.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +258.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +40%
Contains more ZincZinc +581.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +737.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +585.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +769.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +157.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Mashed potato DV% diff.
Vitamin K 51.3µg 5.9µg 38%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.07µg 17%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 0mg 13%
Zinc 1.5mg 0.22mg 12%
Protein 7.08g 1.65g 11%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.8µg 11%
Iron 1.11mg 0.31mg 10%
Folate 45µg 9µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 1.342g 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Choline 34.5mg 13.4mg 4%
Starch 1.82g 12.1g 4%
Fats 5.3g 2.82g 4%
Sodium 409mg 306mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.12mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.015mg 3%
Carbs 7.29g 14.65g 2%
Phosphorus 76mg 59mg 2%
Potassium 204mg 286mg 2%
Vitamin A 63µg 43µg 2%
Manganese 0.147mg 0.098mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.577g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.015mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 1.08mg 2%
Copper 0.049mg 0.035mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 0.72g 1%
Calories 105kcal 89kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.3g 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 13.35g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 15mg 15mg 0%
Calcium 22mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 2.41g 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 0.058g 0.105g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0%
Fructose 0.55g 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +329.1%
Contains more FatsFats +87.9%
Contains more OtherOther +19.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101%
~equal in Water ~79.62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
22% 27% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.577 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.342 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 28% 16% 13%
Starch: 1.82 g
Sucrose: 1.17 g
Glucose: 0.69 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
96%
Starch: 12.1 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1070%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +245%
Contains more FructoseFructose +175%
Contains more StarchStarch +564.8%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/nutrients
  2. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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